By TIM HULL TUCSON (CN) – A patient filed a civil battery lawsuit against an Arizona neurosurgeon, claiming the doctor implanted devices in him without revealing that he was on the take from a company that paid… Read More ›
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Hacker Barnaby Jack dies in San Francisco aged 35 – He was due to present his findings on the security vulnerabilities of implanted medical devices Aug 1st
Jack, who became famous after demonstrating an ATM hack, died on Thursday – but coroners did not give details Amanda Holpuch guardian.co.uk, Friday 26 July 2013 13.37 EDT Jack was due to speak at the Black Hat conference, which… Read More ›
All Hackable from fetal monitors used in hospitals to pacemakers implanted in people
FDA, facing cybersecurity threats, tightens medical-device standards By Lena H. Sun and Brady Dennis, Published: June 12 | Updated: Thursday, June 13, 6:01 AM The Food and Drug Administration is tightening standards for a wide range of medical devices — from fetal… Read More ›
FDA withheld documents of defective defibrillator device to avoid embarrassing the manufacturer – and itself, a union claims in court.
Union Says FDA Is Hiding Document By ELIZABETH WARMERDAM LOS ANGELES (CN) – The FDA wrongfully redacted “almost every portion” of a crucial report on problems with an implanted heart defibrillator, to avoid embarrassing the manufacturer – and itself, a… Read More ›
Black Hat hacker details lethal wireless attack on insulin pumps
Engineering Evil: A while ago we posted that Pacemakers can be hacked…. Unfortunately we stress that there is an urgent need to better secure these medical devices A.S.A.P. . Our nightmare scenario, is that wireless signals can be broadcast over… Read More ›
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